Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 214 - 183 Doctor Lu Plans to Meet the Parents (1 update)_1

Chapter 214: 183 Doctor Lu Plans to Meet the Parents (1 update)_1

Four people got out of the car, and Lin Jiaojiao had thought they were coming as two couples, two men and two women, a perfect match. Instead, she saw three men and one woman—wasn’t that imbalance?

"Where’s Qingqing?" Lin Jiaojiao went straight up to Sun Qing and asked.

Bai Dingxian turned his head to look at Lu Han and Tang Su, wondering if they had invited Sun Qing.

"She’s working overtime, she couldn’t make it today," Tang Su used Sun Qing’s excuse to brush off Lin Jiaojiao.

"Oh, what kind of company is it that she always has to work overtime? The regular working hours are already so long, and she still can’t finish her work. Plus, her salary isn’t that high—it seems pretty shady for the boss." Lin Jiaojiao vented on behalf of Sun Qing about her unreasonable boss.

"..."

Tang Su didn’t know what to say; after all, the company’s big boss behind the scenes was Grandfather Sun.

And besides, whenever Sun Qing worked overtime, it was entirely voluntary, with not a hint of coercion.

"Come inside quickly, the temperature is dropping by the minute. Old Tan has stewed a pot of mutton soup for you all—have a bowl each to warm up first."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Jiaojiao."

"Don’t mention it." Lin Jiaojiao linked arms with Tang Su and walked ahead.

The three men followed behind, and after they had taken their seats, Old Tan brought over some freshly grilled skewers, endlessly cursing the sudden drop in temperature by more than ten degrees in Hua City.

"Eat up," the boss called them, then complained about the weather in Hua City, "Everything is great about Hua City, except for the autumn and winter seasons—they’re unbearable. It wasn’t like this a couple of days ago. It didn’t even rain, so why did the temperature drop so much all of a sudden?"

"If you can’t stand it, you could go to your home in Beijing during the winter time—the heating has been on for almost a month there," Lin Jiaojiao suggested.

Old Tan: "..."

He didn’t say he wanted to go back and enjoy central heating; he was just making a normal complaint. Wasn’t he allowed to speak his mind?

Lu Han and Bai Dingxian both looked at Old Tan, seeing the seriousness of their spat—had Old Tan gotten older?

Where had his skill in coaxing Jiaojiao gone?

The two of them had been together for so many years; of course, there were arguments and bickering from time to time, but Lin Jiaojiao usually wouldn’t stay mad past the day, and if things really escalated, it would at most take a couple of days to blow over.

It had been several days now, right?

Facing the inquisitive looks from the two, Old Tan also wore a look of helplessness, but he had nowhere to take his grievances to.

Bai Dingxian and Lu Han exchanged a glance; Bai Dingkai really had made a mess of things.

That troublemaker had left a mess behind and run off without cleaning up anything.

In the past, Bai Dingkai had said and done many outrageous things, but Lin Jiaojiao had never stayed angry for such a long time, had she?

What exactly was going on this time?

Lin Jiaojiao seemed to be talking normally with Tang Su, which suggested that Old Tan was the only one being given the cold shoulder.

So, perhaps Lin Jiaojiao’s cold treatment wasn’t just because Bai Dingkai had said something he shouldn’t have. It could be that the guy had done or said something to seriously offend Jiaojiao.

The private affairs of the two were naturally none of Bai Dingxian or Lu Han’s business, and besides, today wasn’t the appropriate occasion to get involved in their domestic issues.

Maybe due to the cold weather, there weren’t as many people coming in to eat and drink; this period, with fewer patrons coming for drinks, was quite nice for Lin Jiaojiao. That way, she could spend more time brewing wine.

By the time spring rolled around next year, there would be more good wines like Huaniu on the market.

Of course, there were also those who came to drink the strong baijiu, and they were always accommodated—the shop would even bring in stock from a nearby distillery if they were out, add some goji berries, bayberries, etc., and let it infuse a while before it was ready to drink.

"Want to drink?" Old Tan asked.

Bai Dingxian shook his head along with Lu Han, "No drinking."

Lu Han’s reason was that he had to drive; the safety of four people was in his hands, and he had to be responsible.

Bai Dingxian’s reason was that he had to work tomorrow, drinking was not conducive to sleep, and he had been quite busy lately.

Old Tan immediately countered him, "When is your emergency department ever not busy?"

Bai Dingxian, feeling it deeply, said, "Exactly, we’re too busy, too busy to even think about a crappy relationship, too preoccupied to have idle thoughts, and even busier to a point where we don’t need to argue or bicker, right? Jiaojiao, the great beauty—"

Lin Jiaojiao: "..."

How could Lin Jiaojiao not realize that Bai Dingxian was still trying to play peacemaker? In fact, she wasn’t really that mad at Old Tan; she just thought that he should go back to Beijing for a visit.

No matter what, aside from her, he had other people there who needed his care and responsibility.

She had been wholeheartedly following him, waiting here for his return, yet he persistently twisted her true feelings, stubbornly believing that everything she said was the opposite of what she meant.

Where had she spoken any words contrary to her feelings?

Really, after being husband and wife for so long, to lack even that bit of trust, it was quite disheartening to think about.

"Yeah, that’s right, just so idle."

"So idle, and yet you haven’t taken me to the movie theater for a film," Old Tan raised an eyebrow.

Wu Jie was befuddled: "..."

Was this bar owner coaxing his wife?

Isn’t the right to act coquettish usually exclusive to women?

He had indeed lived long enough to see a man acting so coquettishly with his own wife for the first time. It was really an eye-opener.

But for him, he definitely couldn’t do it.

"Pfft—"

Everyone burst out laughing, even Lin Jiaojiao found it unbearable and glared at him. When she was young, she never demanded him to be romantic; back when he was shamelessly pursuing her, she didn’t require him to take her to movies, dine out, go shopping, or buy flowers or anything.

Now he had become even more shameless, and even in front of a stranger, he wasn’t afraid to be laughed at.

"Oh, so it’s just that you haven’t watched a movie. No problem, I’ll buy tickets for both of you later. After so many years’ ups and downs, I knew there couldn’t be any problem that couldn’t be solved."

"If it can’t be solved, then watching a movie is the right move. If one isn’t enough, we’ll watch two, how does that sound?"

"Jiaojiao, even this miser is willing to spend money on movie tickets for us, so don’t be upset anymore. In any case, it’s all my fault, I’ll do as you say, all right?"

"Mhm, then find some time to go back and have a look," Lin Jiaojiao nodded; she didn’t really want to continue speaking with Old Tan in such a cold manner.

"Got it, I’ll listen to you."

After listening for a long time, Bai Dingxian finally understood, "Wait, are you guys planning to go back to Beijing?"

Bai Dingxian thought, shouldn’t he also follow them back to Beijing to visit family? He hadn’t taken a vacation in a long time and had quite a bit of leave saved up. He might as well take the opportunity and take it all at once.

Otherwise, if something fun happened in Beijing and he missed it, wouldn’t that be very unprofitable?

"What do you mean you guys? Who else is going back to Beijing? Lu Han, didn’t you just go back for a visit?"

"Just because I’ve just been back means I can’t go again? What kind of logic is that?" Lu Han retorted calmly. His future wife was about to go to Beijing, so of course, he had to seize this opportunity to arrange the serious matter of meeting the parents.